The Pocket Wizard transmitter in the meter is normally an optional
extra. At the time I bought mine there was a special sale that included
the transmitter. At the time I thought I'd also eventually buy a Pocket
Wizard but the cheap yabe stuff has handled whatever I've needed to do.
But I not only carry spares, I also test them to see what kind of
range they have. They vary widely and some transmitters are extremely
directional. None really meet the advertised spec but some are so
pitiful (10 feet) I've exchanged them. Most will do 60 feet and I have
two that will reach 125 feet.
Chuck Norcutt
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks for your comments Chuck,
> Odd that the Pocket Wizard became stasndard enough to have its
> transmitter included in the Sekonic---not too cost effective.
> Think I'll get a spare yabe transmitter at least.
> Regards to Dr. Flash and Dr. Focus,
> Mike
>
>
>
> Them what shoots only manual don't have to worry about TTL flash
> support
> for their cameras. You can buy a really good incident/flash meter for
> much less than this radiopopper and the meter will always do a much
> better and more accurate job for you. I like the Sekonic L-358 because
> it has a reasonable price and also does ambient/flash ratios which
> gives
> you perfect control over fill flash. Fill flash is right when the
> meter
> reads 20-30% flash vs ambient. Mine also has the built-in Pocket
> Wizard
> transmitter but I don't use it since I won't pay the freight for a
> Pocket Wizard. You can achieve the same result by attaching a yabe
> transmitter to the PC cable connection on the meter.
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/221078-REG/Sekonic_401358_L_358_Fl
> ash_Master_Meter.html>
>
>
> The cheap yabe transmitters are certainly more prone to failure than a
> better quality piece of gear but any piece of gear can fail and so you
> should have backup... especially if the backup is cheap like the yabe
> transmitters. I have 5 of them. I typically don't use more than two
> at
> a time although I have used as many as four at once for background
> light
> in a really large reception hall. Normally it only takes one or two
> since the other strobes are usually close enough that they can be
> triggered by their built-in optical slaves (Alien Bees). I also use
> 2-4
> T-32's with umbrellas on light stands for portability outside. Then I
> need two receivers if I'm using two light stands.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> More news available. It supports high speed synch but no OLY support
>> apparent. :-(
>>
>> My yabe radioslave transmitter was DOA in Pittsburgh. I even had
>> checked it prior to departure. Magic trigger seller dutifully
> honored
>> the warranty
>> and a replacement should be here any day.
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> http://radiopopper.com/pdf/radiopopper_news_01.pdf
>
>
>
>
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